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[Android Apps and Games] Kalaidos:
Great browser! I love it :good:

But it would be great if you could add a way to change to the desktop version via the menu (I know i can make this via options but still)
[Android Apps and Games] juried:
Latest version crashes on opening. Kitkat dalvik.
[Android Apps and Games] PhilDX:
same here, 4.4.2 running with dalvik, clearing app data doesn't help.

GPad GPE
[Android Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
Clear cache

My Note 2 to you
[Android Apps and Games] juried:
Didn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
I do believe I fixed it in 3.0.2, if it didn't fix it I'll try again. The issue I see is is that I haven't seen a single crash and I'm using it on my Nexus 4 running KitKat 4.4.2... The same version as your GPad. So if the fix i added doesn't work, then I'm not sure at all how to debug it.

If anyone keeps seeing crashes on start up with the new version, please let me know here.

Other than that, hope those who have been able to use it are enjoying the new version. I worked hard on it.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Changelog for the new version

- new interface

- improved stability... If you didn't get the crash when it started up haha

- better bookmark management

- moarrrrr holo

- find in page option (highlights all instances in page)

- better navigation especially for phones.

Check out the video in the Play Store if you're confused how the new version works. Also, I haven't updated the screen shots in the play store.

Also, for now, the update is 4.0 and up. Anything below was just impossible to make this update work on. I'm currently maintaining a version for <4.0 and >4.0
[Android Apps and Games] DF1E:
This UI looks much better but I found a small bug: the number of tabs is to big or have to much padding. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnd92oydczbx8t1/Screenshot_2014-01-19-08-44-10.png

Edit:

I have a nexus 5 with stock android
[Android Apps and Games] revcrpb:
Not bad! Very zippy. The sliding drawers are pretty cool. I kept accidentally closing the last tab and closing the app. Maybe add a choice to not have the app close if you choose the last tab. Also, I didn't see a way to have bookmark folders? Or did I miss that feature? Definitely need bookmark folders of they're not a feature yet. Also, is there a way to make the bookmark page the home page? Kind of like a cheap speed dial...
[Android Apps and Games] PhilDX:
just fyi...unfortunately, Lightening+ version 3.02 is still crashing on start. if it's working for you then it must be something I changed on my end, although I don't know what. my GPad GPE is rooted but otherwise is still stock (KOT49H.L004). I don't use Xposed or anything like that. I'll try to grab a log in case that helps. I have a backup of the previous version so I'm fine, thanks anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] chill145:
Crashing on nexus 7 2013. Wiped cache then fixed permissions and still not working.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Hey!!!! Guess what all three of these posts have in common???? Crashing tablets... Yes, there's an issue with tablets and I just pushed an update fixing it. I'm really humiliated because it was a really stupid bug. I tested and tested and tested the app, and then right before I published it I added a last minute feature and forgot to test it on tablets and this crashing happened.

I'm really sorry for the inconvenience guys. Hope the update was worth the wait.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
This is the second report I've seen about this on the Nexus 5 (unless you were the one that emailed me). It has something to do with the density. I'm trying to work on it but I have no xxhdpi devices and the android emulator doesn't do xxhdpi. My dad has a Galaxy S4 though, so I'll try to borrow it and see if I can fix the weird look.

Right now there are no folders, I haven't figured out the logistics of doing folders.

Speed dial page is a smart idea, I ignored it in previous versions because you could just make bookmarks your homepage, but now it makes sense.

What would you think if I took the current homepage and right below the search bar placed the three or four most visited bookmarks?
[Android Apps and Games] PhilDX:
version 3.0.3 is a winner on my tablet, thanks a lot!

you did a real nice job with the interface too, I like it.

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this would be an awesome addition
[Android Apps and Games] revcrpb:
A speed dial on the home page would be great. But I would do like 8 top bookmarks, not 4. Think about it... must people have more than 4 heavily visited sites. The first 4 would poetically be eaten up by the big social networks like FB and Twitter and YouTube almost automatically. No room for XDA on the speed dial, you know? ?
[Android Apps and Games] Little Bigboy:
is this faster than naked browser ?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Haha, valid point! 8 sounds better. The only issue with 8 is fitting them all on the screen, since ideally you'd be able to see the search bar AND all your speed dial options without having to scroll. But we'll see. Maybe I can put more or less on the screen depending on the screen size, or if it's just not viable I can always add back the old bookmark page as an option for a homepage.
[Android Apps and Games] revcrpb:
Sounds good. I was picturing how the bookmarks are like big rectangles, just halving them... 4 on each side. Don't know that's possible, but it made sense to me. :D
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Makes sense.
[Android Apps and Games] famewolf:
Since early november hacked builds of flash player that will work under kitkat have been out. Do you plan to remove the version check at any point or allow an override when enabling flash in settings?
[Android Apps and Games] juried:
Thanks, now my tablet works!
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
I hadn't planned on it because I hadn't heard about this. Do you know if they work with the new Chromium based WebView? Because I target the latest version, Lightning uses the new WebView and not the old WebKit version, I'm not sure if this would have any bearing on whether it works or not. If you have a link to one of these APKs I'll take a look and see if I can get it to work, if it does, I'll still present the warning but will allow flash to be enabled.
[Android Apps and Games] Haldi4803:
WoW the New interface sure Loks cool. Great Work!

But there are a few things I dislike.

1: when you open a private tab. You don't really see a color difference or any other indicator. Might be a plus for some, IMHO its a minus.

2: opening tabs in background. When I long press a link in a webpage and select open in new tab I automatically switch there. Again, personal preference ;)

3: gesture control. I love the 3Finger Swipe add-on in Firefox. For smart phones useless, for tablets essential if you have a lot tabs.
[Android Apps and Games] famewolf:
I figured you'd prefer a link to an article that had the apk vs just some unknown link so the info is here: http://www.androidpit.com/how-to-install-flash-player-on-android-4-4-kitkat

The instructions tell how to set it up with dolphin browser. Chrome to my knowledge doesn't work and I'm uncertain whether your method will or will not work so hopefully the article will steer you in the right direction.

I'll take this moment to say I appreciate your hard work so I just purchased the donate version to show it.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
I too dislike the lack of difference when browsing in private mode. I played with a few different action bar colors and I couldn't find any that didn't look terrible. Maybe what I can do is replace the icon showing the number of tabs with a lock icon... That way it indicates incognito.

Multiple people ask about opening in background, this is looking like it will be in the future.

Hmm, swipe sounds cool. I'll look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Thanks for the link.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
So I just tested it and no Adobe Flash is completely utterly dead in the WebView. I can't enable it anymore at all. Sorry guys. Android 4.3 and up cannot use it at all.
[Android Apps and Games] Pumpino:
I just installed Lightning on my Nexus 5. It's been a long time since I tried it.

If I type a website into the address bar, nothing happens. Also, the browser used to launch with the speed dial page. Now, not only does it not, but I can't see the speed dial page anywhere.

Is the app simply not functioning correctly on the Nexus 5, or has the speed dial page been removed in recent versions? Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Speed dial page is currently gone since I thought it was redundant to have it and the bookmarks on the side (navigation drawer). But apparently there are people that want both there so Im planning on putting it back.

If you type a search into the bar and nothing shows that's probably because you have no recent searches that match what you're typing... The browser does not have instant search like Google Chrome, it simply looks through your recent browsing history.
[Android Apps and Games] Pumpino:
Thanks for the quick reply.

I could type into the address bar, but it refused to actually go to the page. Restarting the app seemed to resolve the issue.

I'd love to see the speed dial page return, as it's available in most other apps.

Is it possible to have bookmarks appear automatically upon launch, or will we need to keep swiping until the next version is released?

EDIT: I'm also getting a few forced closes on the Nexus 5. Not sure if I'm the only one. I love the feel of the app though, and I've tried them all. I also love being able to exit by long-pressing on the back button. Boat Browser is the only other browser that I've used that does it reliably. Having speed dial and the ability to re-order the entries would make it perfect.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
That is a really weird issue with it not going to the page. I've seen it once or twice but it's always been my network.

You can't force the bookmarks to open on start.

Are you on 3.0.3 or 3.0.4? I've been using 3.0.4 all day on my Nexus 4 and have yet to see a crash, there was at least one crash on 3.0.3 that I know of.
[Android Apps and Games] Pumpino:
I'm using 3.0.4. Ironically, the crashes tend to occur when I long press to exit. :)
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
I'll check that out, im 99% sure its an issue in Chromium on 4.4, which I sadly don't control. I have to find some sort of work around.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
****, I never use long press and forgot about that function. I just used it when you mentioned it and it crashed. The crash is definitely long press related, not what I mentioned before. I'll have to fix this asap.

Damn, this launch has really been a bust. I try and try and no matter how much work I do I miss something and it crashes on a bunch of users devices and I piss off a bunch of users (not saying I pissed off you)... I really have to figure out a better way. I should probably start a beta community or something.
[Android Apps and Games] Pumpino:
How do you exit the browser? Do you just press the home button on your handset and leave it running? It's strange that so many browsers fail to offer this function when it's apparently "supposed" to be standard practice in Android apps.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
I usually just click exit on the tab, and I don't usually open more than three tabs at a time.
[Android Apps and Games] Pumpino:
Ahhh, that works too. Another useful function would be to have a home button somewhere that takes you back to the homepage/speed dial. It's almost easier to close the app and relaunch it to achieve this (Dolphin browser is the same). The home button is still useful. :)
[Android Apps and Games] XNine:
Any chance on syncing with my bookmarks from Google Chrome?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
There is an import option in advanced settings, but if that doesn't work then it means that Lightning can't communicate with Chrome. What Chrome does is sync with the AOSP browser and then Lightning also can sync with the AOSP browser, but if the AOSP browser is absent (like if you deleted it) then it won't work. Even devices where you don't see the AOSP browser, like the nexus devices, still have the AOSP browser for syncing like this, it's just hidden.
[Android Apps and Games] L.F.B.:
Wow Lighting browser is working perfevt in my Nexux7 with 4.4.2???

Please try to fix the flash issue Luke dolphin browser did! Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Dolphin browser requires dolphin jetpack for flash to work which is a custom browser engine. Lightning uses WebKit so it's impossible to get Flash to work in Lightning, sorry.
[Android Apps and Games] Syk69:
Nice browser! Was wondering if you could add option in search settings to use desktop search? For example, I use nexus 10 so I use desktop agent. So when in search settings I choose startpage as my search provider it does all search results in mobile search. So was hoping you could add desktop search of startpage as one of the options? Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Totally, I had it as desktop before and just changed it to mobile, but didn't think that there'd be people that actually wanted the desktop version. I can definitely add it as an option.
[Android Apps and Games] Duly.noted:
My dolphin runs flash without Jetpack. Is this for kitkat builds? Regular dolphin is also webkit. I'm note 2014 4.3 I only use webkit browsers because they support the s pen features although lightning want use flash with youtube.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Yes. You need the Jetpack for Flash to work on KitKat for dolphin. 4.3 it can work without, although there's a bug right now that doesn't let Flash run in Lightning Browser.
[Android Apps and Games] Duly.noted:
Ah. dang I'm gonna hate 4.4 No chromium based browser or dolphin Jetpack support drag and drop. Btw flash has worked for me in lightning in some sites. Not youtube but others.
[Android Apps and Games] PhilDX:
Lightning Browser + is working awesome on my GPad. if it could retain the folder structure when importing bookmarks then I'd really be in heaven.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
So tonight I've discovered that the crashing some people are seeing when they start the browser is Samsung's problem and not Lightning's. I wasn't getting reports in the developer console because it's the system crashing my browser and not the browser actually crashing. If anyone is interested, look up "signal 11 SIGSEGV Crash in Galaxy S3 Android WebView" on StackOverflow.

Obviously, even though it's Samsung's issue and not mine, I still have to find a way to keep Lightning from crashing, I just haven't figured out how.

EDIT: looks like the problem is fixable and it's closer related to a string not being null when it should be... I think I've fixed it but it's still Samsung's fault. When I save a null string, and go to retrieve it, I expect it to be null and not filled with garbage... Which is apparently what's causing the WebView to crash... Hopefully this means a crash free Lightning.
[Android Apps and Games] mikemccready:
Dude,

Absolutely no link is working. I really want to try this but i can't get it
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Technically the link to the Play Store is working :P but you're right, the ones to download on Github aren't... Not sure what happened there. I'll get it fixed within a half hour.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Download links on Github fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] logpc:
Thanks for this fast and responsive browser ! I found just a little issue : open a site on a first tab and a second site on the second tab. If you are on the first tab and you open a popup windows (image for exemple), when you press return, you go back but on the second tab... And have you planned the support for Tapatalk links ?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Thanks for reporting this. So, basically, you:

1. Open the browser

2. Open a new tab

3. Switch back to the first tab

4. Navigate to a page that has a popup

5. Click on the link with the popup so there are now three open tabs

6. (Now the browser displays the popup page) you click back and instead the browser goes back on the second tab

Did I get that right? I can't reproduce it on my Nexus 4 so I haven't found the bug yet, but I know there's a problem because two people emailed me about it. Do you happen to have this issue on a Samsung device?

About Tapatalk, possibly, but for now the priority is getting the new version bug free.
[Android Apps and Games] logpc:
Yes, that's right. I've tried with my phone Zopo ZP810 (Android 4.2) and my tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Omnirom, Android 4.4) and i've got the same issue.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Ohhhhhhhh, wait, I think I misunderstood. You're saying when you click back to close the popup page it should show the first tab instead of the second right? youre saying that Right now it's not remembering the tab that opened the popup, correct?

Sorry about not understanding, but sometimes being the one that writes the code gives you a skewed perspective and makes you blind to some things lol.
[Android Apps and Games] logpc:
Yes, I thought that was what you said ! The browser is not remembering the tab that opened the popup (sorry for my english...)
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Thank you! You're English is just fine, I did say that, but for some reason I didn't understand the problem. It's just my brain not working hahaha

I'll get this fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] lordsony:
1 Issue & 1 Feature Request

Hey,

first off: great browser, great work! Love the new interface! I am having no force closes or major problems on my phone / system (xperia z, cm11 / android 4.4, ART)

There's just one minor issue really I have with Lightning + : Scrolling doesn't seem to be very smooth and sometimes literally drives me mad - especially on long pages and when the scrolling slows down, there are always slight stutters before scrolling movement comes to a halt - quite irritating sometimes... is there a way for smoother scrolling?

Also, is there a way to rearrange the bookmarks in the right drawer?

And 1 Feature Request: Is it possible to not only hide the status bay (advanced settings), but also the soft keys? Or, alternatively, are you planning on implementing immersive mode?

have a nice day and thanks again,

tom
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Sadly there's no fix for any sort of stuttering you're experiencing. That's 100% the Android rendering engines fault, or CMs fault, since it's smooth on AOSP.

Right now there isn't a way to rearrange bookmarks.

I think I can add an option for hiding the soft keys. I wanted to implement immersive mode, but i decided it really makes no sense in the browser since it would block interaction at the bottom of the webpage. I may still pursue it though.
[Android Apps and Games] Syk69:
No FC issues here too! Super stable and very nice interface! Was going to suggest back and forward keys on the top menu bar but you already added it lol

I have noticed that the left tab bar when you slide it out but then tap on the address/search bar the tab bar stays slid out. It doesn't slide back out of sight until i tap inside the web page window. Or if i click to make a new tab and then tap on the address/search bar and then go to link it still stays slid out until i tap inside the webpage window. This is my experience on my nexus 10 anyway. So hopefully you can make it slide back out of sight when you tap on the address/search bar field? Thanks! :)
[Android Apps and Games] lordsony:
Ah ok, thank you anyway for the info!

And keep up the great work, really enjoying the browser!

Concerning immersive mode: You are right concerning "interaction at the bottom of the webpage", though the "field of view" would still be greater and one could see a link that's just outside of the windows normally, to then scroll down and klick on it - just a suggestion though!
[Android Apps and Games] DeveDroid:
Love this browser! Specially open source!

Currently I'm working on its UI! I will share it soon ;)

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[Android Apps and Games] egor27:
[MENTION=4544494]anthonycr[/MENTION] Could you please add an accessibility override option to force zoom on website that prevent it, similar to that is chrome and stock?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Where do you suggest I add it? I'm not really familiar with this feature so I'm not sure how to fit it into the UI.

Also, for the time being as a workaround, you could just change the text size
[Android Apps and Games] hhamzah49:
there is a hacked adobe flash player which works on android 4.4, but i still cant enable flash player in the browser.

Only "issue" i have seen.

Browser is MUCH better than chrome, aosp, firefox. LOVE IT!

Just 1 question, is it possible to make a more browser-like icon? The icon looks like a weather app now
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Flash won't work ever again with the browser. See last couple pages for a detailed explanation.

Sorry you don't like the icon, but I do ;)

Glad you're enjoying the browser!!
[Android Apps and Games] egor27:
I would put it into the advanced settings, right after "text size", in others it may be in accessibility menu, or enabled without a menu item.
[Android Apps and Games] lordsony:
Two Issues left

Hey Antony,

thanks again for the great work on the browser! Liking it a lot, still have two great flaws that would be great if it is possible to fix them - concerning my issue with stuttering while scrolling (see above), I have tracked the issue down further - it is not the scrolling that is causing the stutter (and thus not the Android rendering enginge that is at fault), but the 'automatic hide' of the top action bar - when scrolling, hiding the top menu / action bar cause a small hiccup, as the hiding process is not as smooth as with other browsers - a small flaw, but still quite irritating unfortunately - any chance this is fixable?

My other big issue with Lightning is text rendering: though working great, is there any way to make the sharper faster? I.e. when scrolling and eventually stopping at some point, the text still needs approx. a second, before finishing to render the text / make it "sharper", unfortunately slower than in other browsers - any way to speed this up, so rendering occurs faster?

Otherwise, the browser is just awesome, very light weight and perfect!

Thanks again for your time.

Tom
[Android Apps and Games] Draygon:
I really like this browser and it replaced chrome for me, thanks!

Could you please implement bookmark and tab sorting? That's really missing for me.
[Android Apps and Games] rodneyr:
Nice lean browser. Can you add the capability to change download location to external sd? I have a HTC Rezound.
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
Yeah, there's a bug in the downloaded that I haven't fixed yet.
[Android Apps and Games] rodneyr:
Ok, glad your aware of it.

I just purchased the app.
[Android Apps and Games] matraca:
Pro user here... love the browser it really is lightning fast. One request only, please add night mode or inverted rendering. Thank you, keep it up.
[Android Apps and Games] awais_2:
Sorry, it's okay now. Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] Blue59:
really fast thanks
[Android Apps and Games] chielmi:
+1 to the Lightning Browser! I have to say I really like it, it's the fastest I've used. The only thing that's "blocking" me in making it my default browser is the lack of a speed dial screen, like in Next browser or dolphin. I hardly visit any other sites than the ones in my speed dial.

Keep up the good work;)
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
What about bookmarking the pages and setting bookmarks as your homepage? Glad you're loving it :)
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
I just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone participating in this thread, because this has been one of the most civil threads I've participated in. No insults, no harsh words, it's been enjoyable for me to participate in this thread, which isn't true for many other threads here on xda. Thanks guys.